The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-17
BULL-RUN BATTLE.
IT'S ANNITERSdRY 10 BECELEBRtT-
m BY THE OLD FIRST.

A sketch of the Engagement When Rich
mond first Won lis spurs The Killcd
and Wounded : Poetic Tribute-A Field
Day To-Morrow.
At Blenner's Park tomorrow the sur
viying members OF the old First Virginia
Regiment will nave their annual reunion.
This always occurs on July lslh To-
morrow is the tWcnty-siNth anniversary
OF the battle Of Bull Run, which occurred
on that date in 1861.
This was the first engagement in which
any number of Richmond troops was ac-
lively engaged. The Old First behaved
handsomely and succeeded for a time AT
least i'm checking the OntO-liichmond
march The news Of the victory was re.
ceiyed in Richmond with great rejoicing
mingled with regret at the precious lives
that day lost
The regiment carried in nine compa-
nies, none of them full, however. This
was the first taste of real war the Rich
mond boys had ever enjoyed, and IL is
but truth 10 say that after that we were
not so thirsty for gore as we had been
before
Below will be found q brief account of
the battle that created the most intense
excitement from M.inc 10 Texas and
from Chesapeake bay 10 San Francisco
FROM AS EYE WITNESS.
On the 18Th of July orders came TO
meet ihe enemy, Who was then advancing
from Washington This time 10 was no
false alarm We marched TO BUD Rum
crossed al Blackburn Ford, and halted
during The night ON the nJth bank of
the Run On tine morning of the 18TH
we re-crOsscd the Rum and formed in
line of battle. and were placed I'M position
as follows oar company lDl was de-
plOycd as skirmishcIs, occupying The
right of the line ON the Run Company
L sherman 81 To- our left, and covering
the crossing al Blackhum's Ford. the
left of this company rested ON Company
X wh ch adiOined the seventeenth \ir-
ginia REGIMENT. and next was the
Eleventh Virginia Regiment all under
the command of General LOng-trcet.
Some of the companies of these regiments
participated i'm tine fight the rest of our
regiment with the exception of Company
/, which arrived towards the close of the
battle took position on Company D's
right Companies b. G., G., and II formed
I'm the field IN our rear. About ID Ociock
THE ENEMY OPENED WITH ARTILLERY
which was replied TO by the Washington
Artillery of New Orleans. posted in the
open field i'm our rear. and kcmpcrs $
Battery further tO the left, near Mitchell. s
Ford The artillery yiiring lasted until
o'clock, when we could hear tAe buglcs
of the cneDys skirmish lines blow for
the charge The attack was made in the
centre of our rcgimcntal line The Com
panies B. G.. G., and II, That were held in
reserve. were then sent forward and
fought mingled with the companies who
had been formed as skirmishcr-l for rsome
time ON the bank of thc stream When
the enemy ire slachoned, these reserve
companies were ordered across the Rum
where the enemy was met in heavy force
Here among the tree. ON the side of the
hill the principal part of the fighting was
done. our colors, carried hy Ensign f..
Z. Reeve, marked the position of our
charging columns through the powder
smoke which cnvclopcd the hill Colonel
i. i. Moore was struck down and
Major +. G.. skinner took COM
mand, and by bis daring and cool
manner won the confidence and esteem
of the regiment For nearly two hours
the battle lasted, when the enemy was
forced 90 fall back. and the regiment was
relieved hy the Seventh Virginia. The
storm of lead and iron passed through
our ranks for the first time hut thc mon
stood 10 like they were used 10 10 All their
lives. But many poor fellow was laid
low five were buried the next morning
under an apple tree, several more died
afterwards. and about twenty-five. more
or less, wounded
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Field and StaG-Wounded Colonel
=. r. Moore, Quartermaster Captain W.
G.. Allen
Company B.-Killed Captain James
X. Lee, Private John +. Allen. Woun-
ded Lieutenant W. W Harrison, Ser
geants W. j. Lumpkin and j. Henry
Cobb. Privatcs Fred Lutz, Nat kcslcr.
COMPANY C.-Killcd Sergeant Pat.
Rankin. priyatcs Mike Redmond and
James Driscol Wounded Lieutenant
William English, Sergeant Joseph J..
Whittker, Priyatcs Andrew w. For
sight Michael Hughes, John Hamilton
and John Kayanaugh
Company E.-killed Corporal Isl
dore Morrice, Private j f. Moran.
Wounded Priyates Thomas Collins, Ph.
/ H. ReiIey.
Company G.-Kiled: Lieut. Humph.
rey II. Miles, Priyates Scott j Mallory
and S0uthney 5. Wilkinson Wounded
Privates Henry Ashby, George i. Knauil,
William 5. Ware, Benjamin il. Hord,
James A. Royster, Corporal Robert \.
Crump.
Company I.-Killed Private Milton
A Barnes Wounded Priyates John \.
Morgan, r.. :. Belts, and W. b. Eggles-
ton.
Company K.-Killed Pnyates Wolf
gang Diacont and Frederick Gutbier.
Wounded Priyates Henry Ducbel, vii
liam f. Cree and \ llatke
Killed and died from wounds, 10;
wounded, 27-4O.
PRAISE FROM a HIGH SOURCE.
General Longstreet reported The total
Iogs of tbfe hattie af sixty. .piuht inClu1-